Courtesy of Declan Fallon
Last week the charts were showing an opportunity for a bounce. Bar Monday’s failure to follow through on Friday’s selling it was a great week for bulls. The only downside on the week was the poor volume.
The Nasdaq finished on former resistance at 2,818 but the real challenge will be breaking 2,888. Given the lack of volume it may be a week of consolidation before a stronger challenge on highs can be mounted.
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Supporting Nasdaq internals all confirmed the reaction low with room to maneuver to resistance (i.e. the rally isn’t done yet). The Percentage of Nasdaq Stocks above the 50-day MA rose from a reaction low of 21% to an end-of-week 52%.
Nasdaq Percent of Stocks Above 50 Day Moving Average ($NAA50R)
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And the Summation Index offers plenty of upside potential with stochastics still in oversold territory on bounce.
Nasdaq Summation Index (Ratio Adjusted) ($NASI)
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But Nasdaq Bullish Percents at 54% are some way from a bottom, although stochastics do suggest a swing low is in place. Ideally, all three market internals should be each oversold in addition to having oversold technicals.
Nasdaq Composite Bullish Percent Index ($BPCOMPQ)
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Meanwhile, the S&P chugs along having successfully defended converged support. But the index is well of challenging the 2007 high.
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And the Russell 2000 is showing good form to see it close to challenging the 2007 highs, despite the bounce coming before the channel test.
Russell 2000 Small Cap Index ($RUT)
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For next week it’s hard to see another week like the one just gone. Mild gains or flat trading would probably be the best thing bulls would want from the week. If selling does emerge, then it will be important for volume to remain light (or preferably be lighter).
